1 make a glossary - every chapter has a list of terms you should know. Use your text book as the first place you go to get the meaning for a word. use other biology sites second use a general dictionary last of all as often meanings vary depending on the branch of science 2. Collect your notes - the guide sheet is a course outline that lists the main concepts you should learn and the main activities you should do. You should build your notes from your text and your notebook - but make sure you have information on each of the ideas listed in your textbook. 3. Sumarise your notes - a good summary will include diagrams and experiments that summarise the key concepts of each topic 4. convert all this into a concept map - you are aiming to get it down to a half page for each chapter. Don't worry if yours is a bit bigger
Before the exam - get friends to test you on the glossary, try to redraw the diagrams in your summary complete and test or practice questions
use this to test yourself for each of the topics we have done so far. 3. past papers and questions at the end of each prac are some "past paper" questions these are good to focus your ideas. 4. Revision sheets 5. topic tests done during the semester.
How to study Science
1 make a glossary - every chapter has a list of terms you should know. Use your text book as the first place you go to get the meaning for a word. use other biology sites second use a general dictionary last of all as often meanings vary depending on the branch of science2. Collect your notes - the guide sheet is a course outline that lists the main concepts you should learn and the main activities you should do. You should build your notes from your text and your notebook - but make sure you have information on each of the ideas listed in your textbook.
3. Sumarise your notes - a good summary will include diagrams and experiments that summarise the key concepts of each topic
4. convert all this into a concept map - you are aiming to get it down to a half page for each chapter. Don't worry if yours is a bit bigger
Before the exam - get friends to test you on the glossary,
try to redraw the diagrams in your summary
complete and test or practice questions
useful revision tools
1. quizlet
https://quizlet.com/class/1845571/2. studyon
use this to test yourself for each of the topics we have done so far.3. past papers and questions
at the end of each prac are some "past paper" questions these are good to focus your ideas.
4. Revision sheets
5. topic tests done during the semester.